Cold Wars between societies believing in freedom and democracy versus those believing in dictatorship tend to see the democratic society prevail due to greater dynamism; if historical pattern holds, China's growth will slow, its threat diminish, and its leadership may change.

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Speaker

Niall Ferguson

Evidence Quote

if the last one's anything to go by uh the society that believes in freedom and democracy tends to be more Dynamic than the society that believes in the opposite

Source

The 4 Biggest Threats to the West, According to Historian Ferguson | At Barron'sBarron's
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:29:25 PM

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